A Study of Students' Views on the Transformation of Text Reading Routines before and after COVID-19

Abstract

The study directed a descriptive cross-sectional survey to explore the modifications in text reading habits before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Layyah, Pakistan. Layyah universities were selected as the research setting, concentrating on a population of 340 undergraduate (BS) learners. The sample of 189 students was determined by Krecy Morgan's (1970) research advisory table. Data collection complicated the usage of a closed, self-administered questionnaire to collect information on learners' reading ways during the pandemic. The findings of the study exposed an important change in the reading ways of the respondents. These modifications were credited to educational, social, freedom, and informational determinations. Numerous learners faced challenges retrieving e-books, whether free or paid. Based on the study's results, it is suggested that universities expand the range of reading materials providing to learners. This was aims to lodge numerous reading preferences and provide to the varied needs in reading that arose during the lockdown.